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Antonyms for get the better of
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bet-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɛt ər |
- abandon
- acquiesce
- activate
- aggravate
- agitate
- agree
- aid
- allow
- animate
- arouse
- assist
- be inferior
- build
- build up
- capitulate
- cheer
- comply
- consent
- delight
- disrobe
- encourage
- energize
- fail
- fall behind
- forfeit
- freshen
- give in
- give up
- give way
- help
- hesitate
- hold
- incite
- invigorate
- let go
- liberate
- lose
- make happy
- mismanage
- neglect
- obey
- order
- permit
- place
- please
- praise
- rebuild
- refresh
- refuse
- reject
- release
- relent
- relinquish
- retreat
- rouse
- soothe
- start
- straighten
- strengthen
- submit
- succumb
- surrender
- take off
- uphold
- win
- yield
Definition of get the better of
Origin :- Old English bettra, earlier betera, from Proto-Germanic *batizo-, from PIE *bhad- "good;" see best. Comparative adjective of good in the older Germanic languages (cf. Old Frisian betera, Old Saxon betiro, Old Norse betr, Danish bedre, Old High German bezziro, German besser, Gothic batiza). In English it superseded bet in the adverbial sense by 1600. Better half "wife" is first attested 1570s.
- As in overcome : verb beat, defeat
- As in subdue : verb keep under control; moderate
- As in upset : verb defeat
- As in wear : verb bother, undermine
- As in best : verb defeat; gain advantage
- As in conquer : verb defeat, overcome
- As in govern : verb influence; hold in check
Synonyms for get the better of
- annoy
- be victorious
- bear down
- beat
- beat down
- beat up
- best
- better
- blank
- blast
- boss
- break
- break in
- bridle
- bring to knees
- bulldoze
- check
- checkmate
- circumvent
- clobber
- come out on top
- conquer
- contain
- control
- cream
- crush
- curb
- decide
- deck
- defeat
- determine
- direct
- directionalize
- discipline
- discomfit
- dispose
- dominate
- down
- drain
- drop
- drown
- drub
- enervate
- exasperate
- exceed
- excel
- exhaust
- extinguish
- fatigue
- flax
- floor
- foil
- frustrate
- gentle
- get around
- get the better of
- get the upper hand
- get under control
- guide
- handle
- harass
- humble
- hurdle
- incline
- inhibit
- irk
- knock off
- knock over
- knock socks off
- KO
- lambaste
- let have it
- lick
- manage
- master
- mellow
- outclass
- outdo
- outlive
- outplay
- outshine
- outstrip
- outwit
- overcome
- overmaster
- overpower
- override
- overrun
- overthrow
- overturn
- overwhelm
- pester
- predispose
- prevail
- prostrate
- put away
- put down
- quash
- quell
- quench
- quiet
- quieten
- reduce
- regulate
- render
- repress
- restrain
- rise above
- rout
- rule
- shepherd
- shock
- shoot down
- shut down
- soften
- squelch
- steer
- stun
- subdue
- subjugate
- succeed
- suppress
- surmount
- surpass
- survive
- sway
- take care of
- take down
- tame
- tan
- tax
- temper
- thrash
- throw
- thwart
- tone down
- top
- topple
- total
- trample
- trample underfoot
- transcend
- trash
- triumph
- triumph over
- trounce
- underlie
- vanquish
- vex
- wallop
- waste
- wax
- weaken
- wear down
- weary
- weather
- whelm
- whip
- whomp
- whop
- win
- wipe
- wipe off map
- wipe out
- wipe the floor with
- worst
- zap
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